Innocence ProjectOpinion

Six Trials, One Unbroken Spirit: What Curtis Flowers’ Story Teaches Us About Criminal and Racial Justice Reform

As the innocence community mourns the loss of Curtis Flowers, his legacy reminds us that the fight for criminal and racial ...
Innocence ProjectOpinion

It’s Time to ‘Stop Tinkering With the Machinery of Death’

Case after case has exposed the continued unreliability of our capital punishment system, writes Innocence Project Executive ...
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Melissa Lucio Attorney Statement: Despite Agreement of All Parties, Sharply Divided Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Rejects Trial Court’s Finding of Constitutional Error

(September 24, 2026) Today, a sharply divided Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (CCA) did not accept the recommendation of the 138th Judicial District Court of Cameron Country that Melissa Lucio is ...
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Statement From the Family of Melissa Lucio on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals’ Ruling

(September 24, 2026) In response to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals’ ruling rejecting a trial judge’s recommendation that Melissa Lucio is actually innocent, her family released the following ...